Reviews

Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants by Mathias Énard

shoba's review

3.0

NIGHT DOES NOT COMMUNICATE WITH THE DAY. IT BURNS UP IN IT.

Night is carried to the stake at dawn. And its people along with it — the drinkers, the poets, the lovers. We are a people of the banished, of the condemned.

cobyolson's review

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

kassiani's review against another edition

4.0

Vision de Constantinople à travers les yeux de Michel-Ange, j’aimais particulièrement les descriptions du pont, de la ville, le poète Mehisi  (visage d’Adam de la chapelle Sixtine) et les chapitres narrés par le/la chanteur/se andalous/e (sur l’Andalousie, la nostalgie d’une Grenade fuie devant les rois catholiques).

Cf biographie de Mehisi de Pristina le shahrengiz (histoire de la littérature ottomane) & biographies de Bayazid le second, son vizir Ali Pacha et du page génois Menavino.

andrewfinkel1's review

adventurous challenging informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

makeshift_muse's review

emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

clooby's review

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

literaryheartstrings's review against another edition

4.0

Ok, nu mă așteptam la finalul acela :))

william1349's review against another edition

5.0

So sad

huffmaneric's review

funny informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

daydreamer45's review against another edition

3.0

Не останах особено впечатлена. Микеланджело ката личност, както е описан тук, не ми допада. Но ми беше интересно описанието на живота в Истанбул през 1506г.
Много бегло споменавани на еничарите, исках по-подробно обяснение, от османска гледна точка.
Мезихи беше интересен, донякъде...
Горката маймунка. :(

I probably won't pick it up again soon.